James Hutton

James Hutton MD (Edinburgh, 3 June 1726 OS (14 June 1726 NS)  – 26 March 1797) was a Scottish geologist, physician, naturalist, chemist and experimental farmer. He is considered the father of modern geology. His theories of geology and geologic time, also called deep time, came to be included in theories which were called plutonism and uniformitarianism. James Hutton was born in Edinburgh on 3 June 1726 OS as one of five children of a merchant wh... more

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  • Jun 14, 1726

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  • Mar 26, 1797 (age 70 years)

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